The Whalebone Beer Festival

Wednesday 14th – Sunday 18th March

Our 22nd Annual Beer Festival will be offering over twenty five ales on tap and hand pump with beers from Brewers from all over the Country, including some with strange sounding names such as, “Toff in a Shed” and “Dangerous Dave”.

Robbie from Claridge’s Catering will have the BBQ fired up from Thursday – Sunday

During the event, Festival T-Shirts will be on sale with a £2 donation to Keeping Abreast, this year’s dedicated charity, plus a 20p a pint donation from selected ales throughout the Festival.

This Year’s Ale Selection*:

AYR – JOLLY BEGGARS 4.2%

Aroma of toffee and nuts English style beer.

BAD SEED – DOUBLE DEALER 4.6%

American pale ale with big Citrus aromas.

BAD SEED – SKEPTIC BELGIAN STOUT 5.0%

Pale chocolate and caramel malts.

BEXLEY – GOLDEN ACRE 4.0%

Refreshing ale with a zesty citrus flavour.

BEXLEY – Bexley Own Bitter 4.2%

Floral aroma with a gentle bittering.

BLUE MONKEY – MARMOSET 3.6%

Fresh floral aroma and flavour.

BLUE MONKEY – GUERRILLA 4.9%

Award winning stout full of malty complexity balanced by a robust bitter bite.

BOBS – BROWN LION BEST 3.9%

Copper amber session ale

BOBS – WHITE LION 4.3%

Zesty bitterness and light body

CONNOISSEUR – TOFF IN A SHED 4.3%

Rich smooth bitter with Munich malt and German hops.

EMPIRE – DANGEROUS DAVE 4.1%

American pale ale style beer

EXIT 33 – HOP MONSTER 4.5%

Golden ale with a powerful distinctive hoppiness

FERRY ALES – WOODWOSE RED IPA 4.0%

Light red ale with mild caramel malt

GUN DOG – SPRINGER 4.1%

Hints of delicious fruit note flavours

HOP CRAFT – TEMPLE OF LOVE 3.8%

American style well hopped beer

HOP CRAFT – CITRUS BOMB 4.5%

Aroma of Hops and Lemon zest

HOODED RAM – AMBER RAM 4.3%

Well balanced bitterness

MANNING – TWELFTH MAN 4.0%

Full bodied session bitter

MANNING – MUSIC MAN 4.2%

Golden ale bittersweet finish

MOURNE – MOUNTAIN O’HARE RED ALE 4.2%

MOURNE – MOUNTAIN GLAFY IRISH STOUT 4.1%

NAVIGATION – TEUTONIC PEACH 4.1%

German peach wheat beer

PIG AND PORTER – DANCE FIRST 4.2%

Refreshing hopped stout

PIG AND PORTER – ASHCAN RANTINGS 4.2%

Golden with a stated tropical fruitiness

ROWTON – PURE GOLD 3.8%

Golden ale heavily hopped

SALOPIAN – TEAR DROP 4.4%

A vibrant session IPA

SHINY – HAPPY PEOPLE 4.2%

Citrusy and bitter hoppy flavour

SHINY – NEW WORLD 3.7%

Golden citrusy big hitter

WILY FOX – DUBLIN UP STOUT 4.5%

Oatmeal style stout

This year our Beer Festival runs from Wednesday 14th to Sunday 18th March.

Free Admission ~ BBQ

*Whilst the Ales listed will be available during the dates above,

we are unable to guarantee that all of them will be available at every session.

Some changes to the list may be necessary depending on supply and availability.